Some 4.000 Drugs Cheaper from Monday

Price of some 4.000 drugs will go down up to 60% as of Monday, September, 6. The Economics Ministry will release the new Medical Drugs Price List on Friday. The new Price List was based on a new system of price determination which brings an average drop nearing 20%. Minister for Economics Louka Katselis will announce the new Price List as well as a regulation providing for a specific ceiling on both rise and drop in prices. Mrs. Katselis underlined that the government materialized its commitment and predicted further drop in prices when Price List and electronic prescription comes into force.

New Price List

The new system is expected to save Funds over 1 billion euros on an annual base.

In an interview with state radio NET 105.8, the president of the Attica Pharmacists Association Kostas Lourantos spoke of correction in Price list with drops and rises in prices of drugs. He went on to say that drop in expenses for medical drugs would be only achieved with the implementation of electronic prescription.

Source - ana

06.09.2010

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